Who is Stella Al Fresco I made a doll and it is not like Stella Al Fresco. Sunday morning in the NYTimes, I saw an article about how Megan, The Dutchess of Sussex, promoted a doll on her new show “With Love, Megan.” Commonly known Stella Al Fresco, Megan’s daughter’s doll is sold with “a …
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Support Kids’ Mental Health with phearnik!®
“My kid is scared of everything” Parenting fearful kids is exhausting. Furthermore, it’s even more exasperating than just “plain old parenting” which is exhausting enough! The fears I’m talking about are the non-life-threatening kind and are often about things other children have no issues with. Importantly, you wonder, why your child is so anxious and …
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How to Achieve Your Resolution
A New Way to Achieve Your Resolution It’s resolution time once again. This year, I was intrigued by the NY Times article, “For a Happier New Year, Focus on Your Loved Ones.” In it, writer Holly Burns, posits a new way to make and achieve resolutions. Instead of self-focused goals, Burns suggests making other-serving resolutions …
Mental, Emotional, and Social Health with Toys? Yes, with MESH!
MESH + Toy Industry + aws Studios While perusing an issue of “The Toy Book,” a toy industry trade magazine, I came across a mention by Editor in Chief James Zahn in his editorial about “MESH,” a new acronym for “mental, emotional, and social health.” For me, this was a ‘needle in the haystack’ discovery. …
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